Hidden~

Every once in a  while we all need to just slow down and take a moment to find, and appreciate the beauty that is around us~As we get older… every day, month and year seems to just zip by, leaving us wondering where did the time go. Well,  I am on social media sites quite a bit, blogs, Facebook and Twitter, and I see a common theme.. every day I see at least a few people post about how they can’t wait till the weekend, and on Mondays they are all complaining ~ back to work and come on Friday~  Can’t wait for the weekend.. etc, and so on.. the weekends are only 2 days long…. what about the other 5 days?  A typical work day is only 8 hours.. what about the other 16 hours of every day?

Well, today is Monday and I am up and working..I’m very blessed to be able to work from home, but still,… it’s Monday.  I watched a beautiful sunrise this morning over the Mountains to my East..I don’t see the elk on the ridge behind the house this morning but the sun dancing off the soft sage and yellow grasses on the hills around the house is stunning.  I am sure if I go look,  I would be able to see the mule deer, perfectly camouflaged feeding along the ridge and If I step outside and listen I know I will hear the lonesome call of the chukar as he searches for a mate~Yeah, it’s cold outside this morning and I have things to do..but that is life, a life I choose to live to the fullest..  You don’t have to work from home to slow down a bit, it doesn’t take much time to acknowledge the beauty that is all around you, and once you do, you will be amazed at how much more will be revealed.  You don’t have to live in the country, look around you, look up.. I saw a saying one time that said “In life ~you will find, exactly what you are looking for.”  If you choose to see every day as a burden, it will be.

This saying works for life as well as those you live and work with every day..

For me, I choose to search for  the good in all things~ and I can usually find it.

I took this photo of the tall summer grasses last spring~ my question for each of you is.. how much beauty can you find hidden along the road you travel every day?